Josh Billings Quotes

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.

Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.

It is much easier to repent of sins that we have committed than to repent of those we intend to commit.

Laughing is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one spot.

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.

The time to pray is not when we are in a tight spot but just as soon as we get out of it.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.